Wilbert McIntyre

Wilbert McIntyre
Member of the House of Commons of Canada for Strathcona
In office
1906–1909
Preceded byPeter Talbot
Succeeded byJames McCrie Douglas
Personal details
BornJuly 15, 1867
Rosedale, Ontario, Canada
DiedJuly 21, 1909(1909-07-21) (aged 42)
Strathcona, Alberta, Canada
ProfessionDoctor

Wilbert McIntyre (July 15, 1867 – July 21, 1909) was a politician and medical doctor from Alberta, Canada. He served as MP for Strathcona, Alberta 1906-1909.

Born in Rosedale, Ontario, he came west in 1902, settling in Strathcona, now part of Edmonton.

Wilbert was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in a 1906 by-election in the Strathcona electoral district by-election on April 5, 1906. He was the first to win a federal seat in Alberta following Alberta being named a province in 1905. He filled the seat left empty by the resignation of Strathcona MP Peter Talbot.[1]

McIntyre was re-elected in the 1908 Canadian federal election. The contest was a three-way race but McIntyre took 18 votes more than his two contenders put together.[2]

He died just a year later vacating his seat on July 21, 1909.

Dr. Wilbert McIntyre park in Edmonton, Alberta is named in his honor.

References

  1. ^ E.G. Mardon, Who's Who in Federal Politics From Alberta, p. 54
  2. ^ Edmonton Bulletin, Nov. 7, 1908


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